Mar 28, 2023

Sunday, 26 Mar 2023 15:53 ​​WIB As many as three crew members (ABK) of the MT Christin ship carrying Pertamina’s fuel which suffered a fire in the waters of Mataram City, NTB, were reported dead. Instagram/@yashaaa_29 Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — As many as three crew members (ABK) of the MT Christin carrier Pertamina fuel who experienced fire in the waters of the city of Mataram, NTB, was reported dead. NTB Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Firefighter Dady Sukmawan said several other crew members had been evacuated to Ampenan Beach, Mataram City. “The information I received was that three crew members died. Some have been evacuated to Ampenan Beach. A total of 17 crew members,” Dady said as quoted from BetweenSunday (26/3). He has yet to receive information on the exact cause of the ship suddenly catching fire while waiting in line to load and unload fuel at the Pertamina Ampenan Depot. The Pertamina fuel carrier caught fire in waters not far from the Mataram City Ampenan Fuel Terminal, NTB, at around 15.30 WITA. “We received a report from a resident named Dady Sukmawan who happened to be at his parents’ house in Ampenan Bugis Village, which is close to the incident site,” said Public Relations of the Mataram SAR Office I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda. Mataram SAR Office personnel have rushed to the scene of the incident to carry out rescue efforts. So far, the fire is still burning. The ship had also moved away from the Pertamina Ampenan Depot to avoid an explosion because there were also fishing boats in the vicinity. (Antara/from)